LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

fullō

fullō m (genitive fullōnis)
Classical[ˈfʊl.loː]Ecclesiastical[ˈful.lo]

Meaning

  1. fuller (person who fulls cloth)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefullōfullōnēs
genitivefullōnisfullōnum
dativefullōnīfullōnibus
accusativefullōnemfullōnēs
ablativefullōnefullōnibus
vocativefullōfullōnēs

fullo, ōnis, m.
I. A fuller, cloth-fuller, Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 34; Plin. 28, 6, 18, § 66; Mart. 6, 93, 1; Dig. 12, 7, 2; Gai. Inst. 3, 143; 162 al.—In mal. part.: comprimere fullonem, Nov. ap. Prisc. p. 879 P. (Com. Rel. v. 95 Rib.); hence: pugil Cleomachus intra cutem caesus et ultra, inter fullones Novianos coronandus, Tert. Pall. 4.—
B. The title of a comic poem written by Laberius, Gell. 16, 7, 3.—
C. A Roman surname, Liv. 33, 24.—
II. A beetle with white spots, Plin. 30, 11, 30, § 100.

Origins

Uncertain origin; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to inflate, blow, swell”), or from Etruscan 𐌘𐌖𐌋𐌖 (φulu) / 𐌇𐌖𐌋𐌖 (hulu).

Descendants
  • Frenchfoulon
  • Italianfullone
  • Italianfollone
  • Englishfuller
  • Frenchfoulerfrom Vulgar Latin *fullāre
  • Italianfollarefrom Vulgar Latin *fullāre
  • Spanishfollarfrom Vulgar Latin *fullāre
  • Spanishhollarfrom Vulgar Latin *fullāre
  • Galicianfolón

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesFulloFullo (κναφεύς, γναφεύς), a fuller, a washer or scourer of cloth and linen. The fullones not only received the cloth as it came from the loom in order…

Quick answers

What does fullō mean in Latin?
fullō, a noun, means “fuller (person who fulls cloth)”.
What is the genitive of fullō?
The genitive singular is fullōnis. fullō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce fullō?
In classical Latin, [ˈfʊl.loː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈful.lo].